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Digitoxigenin-3-(β-D-glucopyranoside) was prepared from digitoxigenin usingDigitalis lanata cells, in 36% yield. This result was achieved at a concentration of 10 g dry weight of cells per litre and 100 mg/l substrate concentration.
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Vaněk, T., Macek, T. & Harmatha, J. Glucosidation of digitoxigenin by tissue culture ofDigitalis lanata . Biotechnol Lett 8, 859–862 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01078645
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01078645